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Tonight In Rock: Jefferson Starship, Sunset Junction, High Places, The Widow Babies

High Places will be performing tonight at Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock | Photo by Hisham Bharoocha via High Places' Myspace
Our Pick: High Places, Silk Flowers @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Tonight marks the second night of the 29th year of the annual street fair that we all hold dear to our hearts: the Sunset Junction Street Fair. Legendary San Franciscan psychedelic rock band Jefferson Starship are poised to grace the Greek Theatre for Heroes of Woodstock. And, lastly, LA-based rock outfit the Widow Babies will be ringing in their latest disc at the Echo. But we strongly suggest heading over to Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock to catch Brooklyn-based experimental pop act High Places.
You can find these listings as well as the rest of the week's in our weekly Week In Rock post, which goes up every Sunday.
High Places - "From Stardust To Sentience"
Sunset Junction Street Festival w/ Built To Spill, The Sonics, Mika Miko, Tiny Masters of Today, Night Horse, Fool's Gold, Local Natives, Nico Stai, Love Grenades, Orgone, Chris Clark w/ Arthur Adams, Morris Day & Time, Cody Chestnutt & Martin Luther, Nortec Collective: Bostich & Fussible @ Sunset Junction
The Heroes of Woodstock w/ Jefferson Starship, Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Big Brother and The Holding Company, Country Joe McDonald, Tom Constanten @ Greek Theatre
Stones Throw Sundays w/ Peanut Butter Wolf @ Amoeba Music
High Places, Silk Flowers @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
The Widow Babies' record release @ The Echo
Kill Kill Kill, Waning, Chopstick @ Pehrspace
Night Control, Phonecalls, Rapid Youth @ The Smell
Pharmakon, Rale, Infinite Body, Pedestrian Deposit, Mirror To Mirror @ Echo Curio
The Hereafter, Joey Ryan, Jason Whitton, Chris O'Brien @ The Hotel Café
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